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Titre :	The Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria around 1550 A. D. near Strasbourg, Alsace (France)
Auteurs :	Ragnar Kinzelbach, Auteur ; Katharina Springer, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Vogelwelt (Die) (120(1) 1999)
Article en page(s) :	1-5
Résumé :	The bird "Burstner" of the region of Strasbourg which is mentioned by GESSNER (1555, 1585) was identified as the Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria. Another historical source, obviously independent of GESSNER, the Thesaurus picturarum of MARCUS ZUM LAMM (1544-1606) proves GESSNER's reliability and gives further information about distribution and abundance of the Barred Warbler. Both sources show that this species was regularly found in the lowlands of the Upper Rhine Valley at Strasbourg around 1550. Comparison of the historical data with recent information demonstrates a pattern of oscillation of the western periphery of the Barred Warbler's range, similar to that seen in other bird species of predominantly east-European distribution, probably depending on climate change.

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